Count the number of Japanese cars and adverts for Japanese brands as you drive into Bangkok from its main airport and it is no surprise to learn that Japan contributes nearly half of Thailand’s foreign direct investment. Japan is one of the biggest investors elsewhere in southeast Asia, too. As the region’s once-roaring markets sputter, a resurgent Japan (should the newly empowered Shinzo Abe successfully reflate his country’s economy as planned) would be an interesting proposition for southeast Asia.
從曼谷的主要機場驅車進入市區,只要數數沿路碰到多少輛日本汽車、看到多少日本品牌的廣告,你就不會對這樣一個事實感到驚訝——日本佔泰國外國直接投資(FDI)的近一半。日本也是東南亞其他國家的最大投資者之一。隨著東南亞各國一度興旺的市場紛紛走向不景氣,日本復甦(如果新上任首相安倍晉三能夠按照計劃成功促使日本經濟恢復成長)對東南亞將是個福音。